Occupations

The occupation taxonomy is a multilevel collection, based on a national standard. The content, occupation names, synonyms and other concepts, are created and updated in cooperation with actors at the Swedish labour market. The concepts are connected to each other directly or indirectly.

Occupation schema is structured according to “SSYK, Svensk standard för yrkesklassificering" (Swedish Standard Classification of Occupations), which is based on “ISCO, International Standard Classification of Occupation”. The current version used is SSYK-2012.

All the concepts in the SSYK have external-standard codes.

Please note that the SSYK codes are not to be used as unique ID numbers for specific concepts since they are not fixed. Always use the Concept ID as identification for specific concepts. This is guaranteed to not change over time.

The external standard type at the topmost level in the schema (SSYK-1) contain nine major groups of occupations, like " Yrken med krav på fördjupad högskolekompetens". These major groups of occupations are recommended to be used for statistical purposes only.

Another “top level” groups of occupations, Occupation Field, is based on labour market sectors, created to make it easier for job seekers to find relevant jobs. Occupation Field is not an external standard.

The connections between SSYK Occupation Groups and Occupation Field is recommended to be used for statistical purposes only.

All Occupation names are also connected to at least one Occupation Field, some of them are connected to two Occupation Fields. These connections are recommended to be used for matching purposes.

The most detailed concept, Occupation Name contain terms collected by the editorial team in co-operation with employers’ organisations, professional boards and recruiters. In this level you’ll find concepts like “IT-arkitekt/Lösningsarkitekt”. Occupation names are the “official” terms for occupations.

Every concept at a lower and more detailed level is connected to one concept at the parent level, throughout the taxonomy. Example:

In the type Occupation Collections, you’ll find listings of Occupation Names grouped by variables that may span over different occupation areas: “Yrken utan krav på utbildning” and “Chefer, direktörer och föreståndare”. These collections are created to highlight a certain group of occupations, not based on SSYK.

The Keyword type contains search terms related to Occupation Names. They can be used to help candidates find job ads they are interested in even if they don’t know the exact Occupation Name. An example is the Keyword “Asfaltarbetare”, mapped to the Occupation Name “Beläggningsarbetare”. Keywords are recommended to be used as “hidden” terms, connected to one or several official Occupation Names. Keywords should not be exposed to end users.